Attachment for metal clothes hangers



Feb. 3, 19 59 C TRODEN 2,872,091

ATTACHMENT FOR METAL CLOTHES HANGERS Filed Dec. 13, 1954 IN V EN TOR.

' AUGUSTU S C. TRODEN FIGJ.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent ATTACHMENT FOR lVmTAL CLOTHES HANGERS Augustus C. Troden, Grosse Pointe, Mich. 7 Application December 13, 1954, Serial No. 474,682

4 Claims. (Cl. 223-98) The invention reletes to metal clothes hangers of that type formed of wire and providing portions for respectively supporting trousers and a coat. Such hangers have been provided with paper covers of various construction and it is the object of the invention to obtain a cover construction which has various advantages over those previously devised. In particular it provides a conical support for the back and shoulders of the coat and a reinforcement for said conical support which holds the same from collapsing under load. Other advantages will be hereinafter described.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings: D

Fig. l is a plan view of the blank from which the hanger attachment is formed, showing in dotted lines the scoring thereof.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the attachment mounted on the hanger.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.

Fig. is a cross section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an elevation similar to Fig. 3, slightly modified.

The hanger H for which my improved cover is designed is of standard form, including a central suspension hook H having a depending shank H obliquely extending shoulder supporting portions H and H on opposite sides of the shank H and a horizontal connecting portion H forming the trousers hanger.

As shown in Fig. 1 the blank A which is formed of suitable material, such as cardboard is of oblong rectangular form. At the center and not far below the upper edge of this blank is an aperture A for receiving the suspension hook H' and shank H of the hanger H. Spaced on opposite sides of this aperture are oblique slits A and A and extending from the inner ends of said slits oppositely to the ends of the blank and near the bottom thereof are oblique fold lines A and A which are at a more obtuse angle to each other than the portions H and H of the wire hanger. There is also a fold line A extending from the bottom edge of the blank near the opposite ends thereof and in an arcuate curve through a point spaced above the lower edge which is at a distance substantially one-third the width of the blank. Below the fold line A is a portion A above the fold lines A and A and outside of the slits A and A are portions A and A with a central portion A bounded by said fold lines A A and A To mount the blank on the hanger the portions A and A are folded downward along the lines A and A which are then placed over the oblique portions H and H of the hanger, the shank H being first engaged with the aperture A which is facilitated by passing it through a slit A between said aperture and the edge of the blank. As the oblique angle in the blank is more obtuse than that of the hanger the folds must be pressed downward which results in bulging outward the portion A to form a conical surface thereof. At the same time the portion A will be drawn inward to extend oppositely from the conical portion and will form a reinforcement imparting rigidity to the latter. The portions A and A when moved downward are passed upon the opposite side of the horizontal bar H which retains them in the same vertical plane. If desired these portions may be provided with apertures A with entering slits A for holding said portions in fixed relation to the bar. This, however, is not necessary as the lower ends of said portions may be merely tucked under the bar as shown in Fig. 6.

With the cover placed on the hanger, as above described, a coat placed on the hanger will have its shoulder portions resting upon the conical portion A which will afford better support therefor as well as holding the garment in better shape.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a wire clothes hanger having a central suspension hook, a shank depending therefrom, oblique portions extending oppositely downward from said shank, and a connecting horizontal portion; of a cover comprising an oblong rectangular blank of cardboard like material formed with a central aperture near the upper edge for engaging said shank, a pair of fold lines on opposite sides of said aperture extending obliquely downward to opposite ends of the blank near its lower edge, the angle between said lines being more obtuse than,

that of the corresponding portion of the hanger so that when folded over and pressed down against the latter the portion of the blank therebetween will be bulged outward into conical form, the triangular portions of the blank outside said lines extending when thus folded and depressed downward below the horizontal portion of the hanger and being slitted for hooked engagement therewith to hold them down, whereby said bulged portion will be held in its conical form against resilient reaction of the material and the cover will be retained on the hanger.

2. The construction as in claim 1 in which said blank has a fold line extending from opposite ends of the lower edge upward in an arcuate curve, the portion below said line being reversely folded to form a reinforcement for the conical portion.

3. The construction as in claim 2 in which said blank has slits from the upper edge to the inner ends of said oblique fold lines forming shoulders for the garment on opposite sides of the central portion of the cone.

4. The construction as in claim 1 in which said blank has apertures at the inner ends of the hook slits for engaging the horizontal portion of the hanger.

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